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Silver by Kerstin Gier

4 reviews

hiraeth_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

Reread bc I forgot everything since reading it for the first time like 10 years ago. I liked the premise and most of the characters, but I can't help but feel a little creeped out by some of their behaviour. Like why is this a YA book and the love interest and his buddies constantly comment on how dangerous hanging out with them could be and how the MC should not e.g. go to the basement with "three strange guys". I get they're trying to be mysterious but could this not be portrayed in any other way? And why was I confused about whether or not she kind of fancied her stepbrother-to-be in the beginning? I feel like there shouldn't be any uncertainty...
I also think I'm slowly getting to old to really enjoy YA, or it was maybe just this one bc I was cringing so hard at the outfit choices or some dialogue (which seems fitting for teenagers!! and teenage readers!)... 
What I did really like was that there was no unnecessary plot to reveal how the MC and MMC feel for each other, he was always quite upfront about it.
Slay, Henry!
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appurusakura's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

2.5☆

The story was interesting and I did like most of the characters but I feel like the author tried too hard to make this book funny and entertaining. It felt forced and while it was amusing at the beginning it got annoying pretty quickly.

Also can we talk about the absolutely unnecessary - and of course inappropriate - body shaming!? This book is obviously targeted towards young girls/young teens and yet you can read stuff like "fette Schl*mpe" (fat b*tch in English) in this. That personally shocked me and definitely knocked down my rating quite a bit.
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irisvdn's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Misschien ben ik gewoon iemand die af en toe een simpel boek wil lezen, maar I love this. Ik heb dit boek vroeger heel vaak gelezen en ik vind hem nog steeds leuk.
Soms een beetje cringy? Ja. Maar wat verwacht je als je als 20-jarige een boek leest wat gemaakt is voor jongere meiden? 
We love Henry, we love het concept van droomdeuren, we love Kerstin Gier
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laurraa1996's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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